Support for shade roller brackets



Au 31, 1937. T. w. TURNER I SUPPORT FOR SHADE ROLLER BRACKETS Filed May 13, 1956 Patented Aug. 31, 1937 PATENT" FFICE SUPPORT FOR SHADE ROLLER BRACKETS Thomas W. Turner, Newport News, Va.

Application May 13,

t 2 Claims.

My invention is ail-improvement in fixtures for supporting curtain shade rollers, and has particular reference to that class including an attaching plate having means for supporting a bracket in Q; place on the window frame for adjustment of the bracket laterally. e

The rollers of window shades areusually supported by brackets fastened to the opposite sides of awindow frame by nails or screws, and in re- 10 placing a window shade it oftentimes happens that the roller of the new shade is of a different length from the old requiring that the brackets be reset accordingly, necessitating the inconvenience of removing and replacing the brackets as well as leaving unsightly nail holes. To overcome these disadvantages in the application of the ordinary shade roller bracket my invention contemplates the employment of a supporting plate therefor attached to the window frame and hav- 20 ing means for securely holding the bracket in connection therewith in such manner that the said bracket or brackets may be adjusted laterally to accommodate rollers of different lengths.

My invention also contemplates the provision of a bracket supporting plate that will be ornamental so that it will not detract from the general neat appearance of the window and its draperies or furnishings.

With these principal objects in view my invention provides an inexpensive supporting fixture for brackets consisting of an attaching plate having a plurality of spaced apart resilient fingers for clamping a shade roller bracket in position on the fixture by frictional engagement, and for this purpose the said attaching plate is of the particular construction hereinafter described and specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window frame and curtain shade, showing the application of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view, in front elevation, of the bracket supporting fixture.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the fixture showing the application of a shade roller bracket thereto.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing a further adaptation of my improved form of bracket support or fixture.

The bracket supporting fixture in accordance with my invention is struck from a plate of spring metal, to provide a rectangular member ID, desig- 1936, Serial No. 79,571

nated the attaching member of the device, with a series of upright fingers II spaced apart a slight distance from each other and from thefront of said attaching member to which theyare integrally connected at their lower enda'the member l being provided at its upper end with holes l2 through which pass the attaching means, as nails or screws l3. a I

The fingers provide for holding an ordinary curtain shade bracket l 4, and by forming the supporting device of spring metal these fingers will be resilient, thus clamping the outwardly projecting member Ma of the bracket between them. In order to more firmly hold said bracket in place the member l lb thereof is clamped between the attaching member I0 and fingers H, the clamping action of the fingers for the last mentioned purpose being augmented by forming a loop I in that part of the plate connecting the fingers to the attaching member. It will be seen therefore that the shade roller bracket is securely held in the supporting device with the outwardly projecting member thereof clamped between a pair of fingers and the usual attaching member of the bracket firmly clamped between the attaching member iii and several of the fingers H, thereby holding the bracket in rigid position. It will be noted, also, that by providing a plurality of fingers adjustment of the bracket on the supporting fixture is easily accomplished by inserting the bracket between any cooperating pair of fingers, and it will be understood that the number of resilient fingers employed in the construction of the fixture is optional.

The clamping fingers are somewhat longer than the member Mb of the shade roller bracket, and in order to retard the sliding movement of the bracket upwardly from between the fingers, said fingers may be slightly widened at their upper ends, as at l6, whereby to contract the upper ends of the spaces or slots receiving the bracket. This is an optional construction of the fingers to prevent the bracket from being accidentally dislodged from the supporting device in the operation of removing a shade roller from the brack ets. A further advantage in having the fingers longer than the member Mb of the ordinary shade bracket is that a rod supporting fixture, as IT, (Fig. 6) may be also supported between the attaching member I0 and fingers II for the purpose of hanging draperies, and in adapting the device for such additional uses the rod supporting fixture, or other auxiliary fixture, may I be attached to the supporting device either above the curtain shade bracket, as shown, or to one side of the same.

As hereinbefore stated the particular construction of my improved bracket supporting fixture is such that the shade roller bracket, or other attachment for window hangings, is firmly held in place by the clamping action of the fingers against opposite sides of the outwardly projecting portion of the removable bracket or attachment, and to accomplish this in an effective manner the fingers are of suificient width to permit of the required spring action laterally without affecting their stability in holding the bracket in place. This gripping action cooperates with the clamping action of said fingers against the other part or usual attaching member of the bracket, and by this double grip the bracket is rigidly held in the supporting device, or just as firmly as if directly attached to the, window frame in the usual manner by nails or screws.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the device of my invention provides a fixture for window frames that can be easily applied and will expedite the attachment of shade roller brackets and other fixtures ordinarily employed in hanging window furnishings. It is also apparent that the device can be manufactured and sold at small cost, in that the attaching member and cooperating fingers can be stamped from sheet metal and the blank bent upon itself to form the loop and properly space the fingers from the attaching member.

I claim:-

1. A support for shade roller brackets and other fixtures for window furnishings, comprising a plate of spring metal shaped and bent upon. itself to form an attaching member and a plurality of upwardly projecting narrow resilient fingers spaced apart from each other and from said attaching member at a slight distance therefrom, that part of the plate between the attaching member and fingers being bent to form an outwardly and inwardly projecting portion at the lower end of the resilient fingers to augment the resiliency of said fingers.

2. A support for shade roller brackets and other fixtures for window furnishings, comprising a plate of spring metal shaped and bent upon itself to form an attaching member and a plurality of upwardly projecting resilient fingers spaced apart from each other and from said attaching member to clamp the outwardly projecting member of the bracket between a pair of fingers with the other member of the bracket clamped between the fingers and attaching member of the support, the upper end portion of each finger being slightly widened to contract the spaces or slots between the fingers and prevent accidental displacement of the bracket from the support.

THOMAS W. TURNER. 

